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India's Tourism Ambitions Face Reality Check as Arrivals Plummet
India's ambitious target of 100 million foreign arrivals by 2047 is under scrutiny as the country's tourism industry fac...
How Murmansk's Rost Festival Turned a Harsh Soviet City Into an Open-Air Gallery
Since 2021, the Rost public-art festival has placed 69 murals and installations across Murmansk, using panel-block facad...
Japan Transport Ministry Targets Urban Floods, Driverless Taxis and Chimney Safety
MLIT will compile urban flood countermeasures by year-end and meet GO, Waymo and Nihon Kotsu over Japan's first fully dr...
48 Hours in Budapest: Castles, Thermal Baths and Ruin Bars
A compact two-day route through Hungary's capital mixes grand architecture, café classics, thermal pools and the Jewish ...
Naples’ Former Industrial East Gets a Four-Star Hospitality Anchor
The Gold Tower Lifestyle Hotel in Gianturco has combined rooms, a spa, event spaces and a planned 200 sq m suite, testin...
More Than a Third of Budapest Short-Term Rentals May Be Operating Illegally, Analysis Finds
New data shows 5,374 of 15,825 Budapest short-term rental listings lack valid NTAK IDs, costing an estimated HUF 3.1bn i...
SafariBookings Survey: Japanese Ranked Most Polite Tourists, Americans Top Tipping and Spending
A survey of 192 safari tour operators finds Japanese travellers lead on courtesy and Germans on adventure; Americans ran...
Phuket Protest Tests Where Thailand's Visa Clampdown Ends and Hostility Begins
A Patong Beach rally, viral disputes and a new visa revocation regime have put Thailand's reliance on foreign visitors u...
New Forest Fire Exposes the Coverage Gap in UK Wildfire BI Wordings
After a two-week wildfire closed the A31 and burned 247 acres, attention turns to whether standard property and BI polic...
Beyond Madrid and Barcelona: Spain's Most Beautiful Places, Per Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes Travel Guide's selection favors nature, history and limited access over mass tourism, from Asturias to the volcan...
How a Small Slovak Team Built Piešťanské Zábaly Into a Summer Theatre Draw
The third Piešťanské Zábaly festival runs 21–23 August 2026 in Piešťany, bringing Goran Bregović, 31 comedies and a larg...
Lonely Planet's 23 Fall 2026 Destinations: Festivals, Fewer Crowds and Lower Prices
The autumn 2026 list spans Seoul's lantern and kimchi festivals, Oaxaca's Día de los Muertos, New Zealand camper trips a...
Solar Eclipse Draws Tourists and a €350m Boost to Spain and France
Spain puts the economic lift at almost €350m as Iberia adds special flights and Biarritz fills up; certified eclipse gla...
From Etretat to Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat: 12 French Gardens for a Summer Escape
A Les Echos selection spans Normandy, Dordogne, Haute-Saône and the Côte d'Azur, mixing topiary, water gardens, botanica...
TUI's Operating Profit Falls 27% as War and Wildfires Push Bookings Short-Term
Adjusted operating profit missed analyst expectations at €234m; TUI reaffirmed full-year guidance of €1.1bn to €1.4bn, c...
IRCTC Q1 Profit Stays Flat at ₹330 Crore as Revenue Climbs 18%
Catering revenue jumped 33.9% and internet ticketing stayed subdued, while tourism fell sharply from the March quarter; ...
UNESCO Adds 25 New Sites to World Heritage List – From Normandy Beaches to Mount Olympus
The 2026 additions span 25 countries, with 19 cultural, five natural, and one mixed site. For travelers, the new list of...
Georgia Ranks 48th in World for Export Dependence, With 47.4% of GDP Tied to Trade
Georgia's exports reached $18bn in 2025, 47.4% of GDP, ranking 48th globally. Heavy dependence on tourism and re-exports...
German Tourism Hits Record Overnight Stays but June Slump Raises Industry Alarms
Germany’s hotels and guesthouses registered 223.8 million overnight stays in the first half of 2026, a 0.3% rise, but a ...
Austin Raises $633M in Bond Sale for $1.6B Convention Center Redevelopment
The city of Austin has issued $633 million in municipal bonds to help fund a $1.6 billion replacement of its downtown co...
Montenegro Shortlisted for Food and Travel Magazine's Destination of the Year
The British magazine Food and Travel has included Montenegro in its shortlist for 'Destination of the Year: Nearby Desti...
Airbnb Defies Local Crackdowns as Australian Bookings Surge and Asia Expansion Booms
Airbnb reported a 17% revenue jump and accelerating growth in Australian origin nights booked, even as Victorian taxes o...
Four Croatian Islands Rank in Europe's Best Island Getaways 2026
Korčula, Mljet, Lošinj and Brač make the top 10 of Saga Holidays' 2026 ranking, with Mljet named Europe's greenest islan...
How Hellfest Turned Clisson, a French Heritage Town, Into the Extreme-Music Capital
A 7,500-resident Loire-Atlantique town draws 240,000 metal fans each June, turning a reputational quirk into an unexpect...
The Azores Pitch: Volcanic Scenery, Whales and Fibre Internet for Remote Workers
Portugal's mid-Atlantic islands woo digital nomads with a new €154 million fibre link, co-working hubs and premium hotel...
German Retail Sales Rose on Higher Prices as Consumers Held Back
Germany's retail sector reported higher first-half revenues, but the gain came from prices rather than demand. Also: Ita...
Backpacking Europe Looks Great on Instagram — the Reality Is Crowds and Sleepless Trains
A travel reporter's two-week rail trip across Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland shows the gap between Instagram's ...
Empire State Building's Observation Deck Slump Forces $166M Writedown and Guidance Cut
A slump in international visitors halved Empire State Realty Trust's observation-deck income, triggering a $166M writedo...
Greek Island Visa-on-Arrival Drives Turkish Tourism Boom, Buoying Aegean Businesses
Nearly 1.5 million Turks visited Greece in 2025, many using the express visa that has transformed travel to the islands ...
Portugal Creates National Day of Vine and Wine to Spotlight Sector’s Economic and Cultural Weight
The Portuguese government has instituted the National Day of Vine and Wine on 31 July, recognising the industry’s role a...